Tag: single window

On 1 January 2024, the maritime single window (MSW) for data exchange between ship and shore will become mandatory in ports around the world. To facilitate the process, IAPH has teamed up with BIMCO and the IMO secretariat in a campaign that will raise awareness about the benefits of the maritime single window concept.

EMSA published the results of a programme for the “promotion of interoperability between industry and competent authorities in the European Maritime Single Window environment (EMSWe) under the CISE Process”.

EMSA published an infographic explaining the European Maritime Single Window environment (EMSWe).

IMO's Facilitation Committee has adopted amendments to the Facilitation (FAL) Convention which will make the single window for data exchange mandatory in ports around the world, marking a significant step in the acceleration of digitalization in shipping.

IMO-Singapore project to implement digital ship clearance system in the Port of Lobito, Angola, with the aim to support more ports in future.

The 45th session of IMO's Facilitation Committee (FAL 45) took place virtually from 1 to 4 June 2021. Among others, the meeting approved amendments making it mandatory for public authorities to use single window systems for electronic information exchange, and took a systemic approach to addressing the issue of corruption during ships' calls.

Effective 2 June 2021, licensed shipping lines and agents operating in Kenya will be mandated to use the Maritime Single Window System (MSW) to electronically prepare and submit vessel pre-arrival and pre-departure declarations to the government agencies at the Port of Mombasa.

A joint IMO-Singapore project seeks to create a Maritime Single Window ship clearance system in a pilot port, with a view to supporting more ports in future. IMO has now issued a call for expressions of interest from countries with a medium-sized port to take part in the pilot.

UK MCA ran a consultation and concluded to a new method by which passenger numbers and passenger information is required to be transmitted; By December 20 2023, for vessels to which the regulations apply, passenger numbers must be reported digitally to the relevant authorities either via the National Single Window (‘NSW’) or via the ship’s Automatic Identification System (‘AIS’). 

The pandemic situation has highlighted the relevance of digitalization and new ways of working, which should continue beyond the immediate crisis situation, said speakers during a webinar on ship-shore relations.